Monday, September 24, 2012

PTI receives $6.1M grant for taxiway extension

The Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro has been selected to receive a $6.1 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for a taxiway extension needed for Honda Aircraft Co.'s new $20 million maintenance, repair and overhaul facility. The grant will go toward a project to extend parallel Taxiway M from Taxiway M6 to the threshold of Runway 23L, according to an according to an announcement from U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan. “This funding will create jobs while providing much-needed…